Prime Minister Trudeau Congratulates Fr. Zargarian

HTAC PRESS OFFICE – The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and The Hon. John McKay, Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, congratulated Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian on his appointment as Vicar of Holy Armenian Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese.

On Friday, June 24, 2016 The Hon. John McKay, Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence paid a visit to Holy Trinity Armenian Church to extend his congratulations and best wishes to the Parish Priest, Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian on his new appointment as Vicar of Holy Armenian Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese.

Members of Parish Council, Mr. John Satouri, Mrs. Rosin Imasdounian and Church Secretary Ani Sarvarian were present at this meeting during which an interesting discussion was led about the Armenian Syrian newcomers to Canada and the Armenian Family Support Services’ direct involvement as Sponsorship Agreement Holder.

Fr. Zargarian extended appreciation to the Government of Canada for its support towards ethnic communities in particular for welcoming more than 4000 privately sponsored Armenian refugees from Syria, about 2000 of them settled in Toronto area.

On behalf of the Armenian seniors, Fr. Zargarian thanked the government for the grant received through “New Horizon” Program to start the seniors’ computer training program.

Hon. MP thanked the Parish Priest and congratulated all volunteers of Holy Trinity Armenian Church for the exemplary service they render to the Armenian community and their involvement and contribution in local community in large.